Introduction * PART ONE: HISTORY * Ancient Origins * From Poetics to the Stars * Magic and Light * The Dream of Reason * The Mirror of Modernity * Beyond Modernity * PART TWO: THEORY * Aesthetics * Power * Desire * Signs * Institutions * Identity * PART THREE: PRACTICE * Facts and Fictions * Images and Simulations * Sound and Vision * Transversalities * Work, Rest and Play * Mind, Body and Spirit * Conclusion * Glossary * Bibliography * Index * Introduction * PART ONE: HISTORY * Ancient Origins * From Poetics to the Stars * Magic and Light * The Dream of Reason * The Mirror of Modernity * Beyond Modernity * PART TWO: THEORY * Aesthetics * Power * Desire * Signs * Institutions * Identity * PART THREE: PRACTICE * Facts and Fictions * Images and Simulations * Sound and Vision * Transversalities * Work, Rest and Play * Mind, Body and Spirit * Conclusion * Glossary * Bibliography * Index *.